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Are these salad cakes the ultimate guilt-free treats?

By Andrea Lo, CNN
Published 12:12 AM EDT, Mon March 13, 2017
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Japan's Mitsuki Moriyasu invented  "salad cakes", made entirely of vegetables, in 2015.
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Japan's Mitsuki Moriyasu invented "salad cakes", made entirely of vegetables, in 2015.
The mother of two was inspired to make these healthy creations, dubbed "Vegedeco Salad", as her sons suffer from food allergies.
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The mother of two was inspired to make these healthy creations, dubbed "Vegedeco Salad", as her sons suffer from food allergies.
Instead of icing, these cakes are made with a variety of greens -- think celery, carrot, red cabbage and daikon.
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Instead of icing, these cakes are made with a variety of greens -- think celery, carrot, red cabbage and daikon.
This creation gets its bright colors from carrots. It consists of carrot, white and red radishes and celery. The cream inside? A bagna cauda, made with tofu.
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This creation gets its bright colors from carrots. It consists of carrot, white and red radishes and celery. The cream inside? A bagna cauda, made with tofu.
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This basil "cake" is stacked with celery, chrysanthemum potato, red cabbage and lotus root, with red turnip, beats, green peas, dill and red sorrel on top.
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This basil "cake" is stacked with celery, chrysanthemum potato, red cabbage and lotus root, with red turnip, beats, green peas, dill and red sorrel on top.
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With "icing" made from tofu cream and beets, this cake is made with carrots, Chinese cabbage and avocado, with wild yellow carrots and purple carrots on top.
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With "icing" made from tofu cream and beets, this cake is made with carrots, Chinese cabbage and avocado, with wild yellow carrots and purple carrots on top.
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Featuring purple potato flavored with miso, this nutritious creation comes with fennel, burdock, cabbage and taro root, garnished with petit veil.
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Featuring purple potato flavored with miso, this nutritious creation comes with fennel, burdock, cabbage and taro root, garnished with petit veil.
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This next-level cake, flavored with pumpkin, has broccoli, cauliflower, beets and purple sweet potato inside, wrapped in yellow cauliflower, purple petit veil and amaranth sprouts.
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This next-level cake, flavored with pumpkin, has broccoli, cauliflower, beets and purple sweet potato inside, wrapped in yellow cauliflower, purple petit veil and amaranth sprouts.
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